"lucky to be thin"?

I'm 11 1/2 weeks pregnant with baby #2, and morning sickness has been kicking me HARD this time. Hospitalized twice, on meds twice a day, etc. But on multiple occasions I've been told I have "no room to complain" because I don't have a big belly. Now, I'm not looking for sympathy, but if I say I've been really sick when they ask how I'm feeling, I DO NOT want the response to be "well don't complain, because you're still really thin and that's lucky."Can anyone relate? What should my response be to those comments?

I'm 11 1/2 weeks pregnant with baby #2, and morning sickness has been kicking me HARD this time. Hospitalized twice, on meds twice a day, etc. But on multiple occasions I've been told I have "no room to complain" because I don't have a big belly. Now, I'm not looking for sympathy, but if I say I've been really sick when they ask how I'm feeling, I DO NOT want the response to be "well don't complain, because you're still really thin and that's lucky."Can anyone relate? What should my response be to those comments?

That being thin has nothing to do with it! Telling people you haven't been feeling well does not count as complaining in my book! Lots of women with MS and other symptoms "complain" but who expects you to be sick, hungry and cant eat, bloated, and just down right not feeling like yourself and not complain a little right??? Tell them to keep their opinions about how your feeling and what you should be doing to themselves :)

That being thin has nothing to do with it! Telling people you haven't been feeling well does not count as complaining in my book! Lots of women with MS and other symptoms "complain" but who expects you to be sick, hungry and cant eat, bloated, and just down right not feeling like yourself and not complain a little right??? Tell them to keep their opinions about how your feeling and what you should be doing to themselves :)

I spent a whole summer not being able to eat and all my results came back ok. I lost a ton of weight and was miserable. Everyone said the same stuff to me. I would have done anything to eat and feel normal for just one day. I don't have any fatty responses...I just changed the subject and didn't acknowledge their comments.

I spent a whole summer not being able to eat and all my results came back ok. I lost a ton of weight and was miserable. Everyone said the same stuff to me. I would have done anything to eat and feel normal for just one day. I don't have any fatty responses...I just changed the subject and didn't acknowledge their comments.

How could someone say something so rude. Geez. Why does being thin have anything to do with the fact that your suffering from morning sickness? I'm not thin and my morning sickness has passed already, but gosh I would never say that or even think that. Everyone has a different experience with ms, some much worse than others. =\ Sorry you're getting that kind of comment.

How could someone say something so rude. Geez. Why does being thin have anything to do with the fact that your suffering from morning sickness? I'm not thin and my morning sickness has passed already, but gosh I would never say that or even think that. Everyone has a different experience with ms, some much worse than others. =\ Sorry you're getting that kind of comment.

Thanks for the sympathy and funny responses! I wanted to say something rude to the woman in particular who was the most forward with telling me my thinness is lucky, but she was a customer so I had to bite my tongue. It's scary to be almost 3 months pregnant and not look it at all! I want to eat and be a big fatty so everyone can shut their mouths, but I can't. Hoping my time for a big in-your-face belly is soon. If not, I guess I'm just lucky. ;p

Thanks for the sympathy and funny responses! I wanted to say something rude to the woman in particular who was the most forward with telling me my thinness is lucky, but she was a customer so I had to bite my tongue. It's scary to be almost 3 months pregnant and not look it at all! I want to eat and be a big fatty so everyone can shut their mouths, but I can't. Hoping my time for a big in-your-face belly is soon. If not, I guess I'm just lucky. ;p

One of my neighbors was thin to begin with and her MS was so bad she lost 35 lbs and was in and out of the ER too. The only thing I said about her weight was that the poor girl didn't have 35 lbs to lose! Now I am overweight, and my MS didn't have me vomiting, just not eating. I haven't lost anything or made any trips to the ER.

I am sorry you have crazy acquaintances. That is ridiculous!

One of my neighbors was thin to begin with and her MS was so bad she lost 35 lbs and was in and out of the ER too. The only thing I said about her weight was that the poor girl didn't have 35 lbs to lose! Now I am overweight, and my MS didn't have me vomiting, just not eating. I haven't lost anything or made any trips to the ER.

Clearly this proves 99% of ppl are out of their minds. Just politely tell them "I'd rather look like a beluga then be hospitalized one more time for severe MS, but thanks for your concern". Don't forget to smile!

Clearly this proves 99% of ppl are out of their minds. Just politely tell them "I'd rather look like a beluga then be hospitalized one more time for severe MS, but thanks for your concern". Don't forget to smile!

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